As we close out the year, it is always good to reflect on what we have achieved in the last 12 months. This year was a statement of intent for Positive Life as an organisation. The challenges often meant that it might have been easier to muddle through and hope we came out relatively unscathed at the other side. Not …
Back at the desk!
I’ve been off on leave for a week and my brain is slowly returning to a reasonable level of clarity! It was great to come back and see that the conversation and progress around HIV continued! Thanks to BelfastLive for their coverage – Lifetime ban on gay men donating blood lifted in NI Also, before I went off, I’d been …
#LetsTalkAboutPrEP
Most people will have seen at least a little of the media coverage this week as the Courts rule that NHS England ARE responsible for funding PrEP. How amazing for Positive Life to have been part of such an open debate that has no doubt been a conversation starter across Northern Ireland – hard to believe that we’re talking about …
I love it when a plan comes together
Many folk will know that we’ve all been very busy over the last number of months with our move to Derryvolgie. In the background though, we’ve also been driven by the need to manage the organisation, it’s work, and ensure that we comply with our legal obligations. Last week we held Positive Life’s 4th AGM, during which the Board of …
Busy few weeks
It’s been a while and a lot has happened since the last blog. The move is now complete, Joe has started in his role as +Family Life Project Officer, Positive Now colleagues from Dublin have supported us to begin looking at how we best establish a Positive Peer Project – AND – the GAWA and TBIG got to the final …
What a Week!
The Health Minister’s decides to lift the lifetime ban on gay blood donation. Great news! The ban has only contributed to inequality and stigma for men who have sex with men – I hope that this is sign of the times to come in NI. Wednesday saw us appoint a new member of staff to the +Family Life Project – …
On the move & cooking up a storm!
It’s all systems go just now! We’re getting closer to moving day and if you’ve been following me on Facebook you’ll have seen some of the progress. Neil and the team from NI Refurbishments, and Gareth and his team from Zenith IT Solutions are working hard creating a great space for us at ‘Derryvolgie’. We still hope to be moved …
Next Venture
Those of you ‘in the know’ will be aware that Positive Life is just about to embark on its next significant adventure that is the move of premises! We’ve recently received the keys to an amazing property on Derryvolgie Avenue. It’s taken us a while longer than we’d anticipated securing the required planning and making sure we’d covered all our …
Life After Strictly
It’s been two weeks since Positive Life’s ‘Strictly’ gala fundraiser and we’re all still buzzin’ about it! It was an amazing night filled with music, dancing, singing, humour and most of all great craic. I’d like to thank everyone would contributed to making the event such a success. Our volunteer dancers excelled themselves on the night with some incredible moves. …
Countdown to ‘Strictly’
The countdown is well and truly on for Positive Life’s ‘Strictly’ gala fundraiser in the Ramada Hotel this Friday. If you haven’t already heard about the event – where have you been! There will be well over 400 people in the audience and we’re going all out with the glitz and glam. Our 32 volunteer dancers are going to be …